Meeting, mating, and intermediating: How incubators can overcome weak network problems in entrepreneurial ecosystems

FJ van Rijnsoever - Research policy, 2020 - Elsevier
To promote economic growth and overcome societal challenges, policy-makers often try to
shape an entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) that will facilitate technological entrepreneurship …

Barriers to business model innovation in the agri-food industry: A systematic literature review

P Ulvenblad, H Barth, JC Björklund… - Outlook on …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The importance of business model innovation (BMI) is widely recognized. BMI is especially
important in the agri-food industry that faces enormous challenges as the demand for food …

Universities, knowledge networks and regional policy

R Huggins, A Johnston… - Cambridge Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
This paper critically reviews the structure and function of regional knowledge networks and
modes of engagement between universities and the business community. It is argued that …

[图书][B] Competing for knowledge: creating, connecting and growing

RA Huggins, H Izushi - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
With the buzzwords of knowledge-based economy and knowledge-driven economy, policy-
makers, as well as journalists and management consultants, are pushing forward a vision of …

[HTML][HTML] We do it our way–small scale farms in business model transformation for sustainability

V Sadovska, F Fernqvist, H Barth - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Value creation is at the core of business model (BM) research, but the link between BM and
value creation remains unclear. In this work, empirical data on BM transformation towards …

Universities and knowledge-based venturing: finance, management and networks in London

R Huggins - Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines university and higher education institution (HEI) involvement in
regional knowledge commercialization processes, using London as a case study. It …

Networking: The “missing link” in public R&D support schemes

D Kaufmann, D Schwartz - European Planning Studies, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews the support tools available for young biotechnology firms in Israel and
points out the need to expand these tools to the area of networks. Such a service would be …

To grow or not? Growing small service firms

J Kirkwood - Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether entrepreneurs realised their
growth aspirations for their service sector businesses after five years. Growth in sales …

The engagement of entrepreneurial firms with universities: Network formation, innovation and resilience

R Huggins, D Prokop, R Steffenson… - Journal of General …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper examines the role of entrepreneurial firms as agents of economic resilience. It
focuses on the networks these firms construct with universities in order to access knowledge …

University spin-offs, entrepreneurial environment and start-up policy: the cases of Waterloo and Toronto (Ontario) and Columbus (Ohio)

H Bathelt, B Spigel - International Journal of Knowledge …, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
Universities can be central to a region's economic growth and development, especially if
they support start-up, spin-off and modernisation processes related to the regional core …